The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-11
PRINTERS IN CONVENTION.
Another Day Required to Finish I'm
portant Business.

portant Business.
BUFFALO, June 10-The delegates to tha
Typographical Convention met promptly
this morning and settled down to business.
This is the fifth day of the session, and il
was generally expected to be the last, but il
was found that by far the most important
questions are yet unsettled, and 1t is not
likely that the business yet TO be transacted
can be finished before tomorrow. Plate,
nine hour and apprentice questions were
still in committee and remained to be acted
on in secret session.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee appointed to VISIT the non.
union offices in this city, endeayoring to get
them into the union, made their report yes
terday The inference gathered Is that thu
overtures we're rejected.
The first business this morning was the
report of the Committee on Female Cheap
Labor, recommending the organization Of
women and equal pay for equal work, which
was adopted.
The Committee on Constitution and By
Laws reported unfavorably on abolishing
the Office Of Chief Organizer, and favorably
that the time of holding the next meeting
be the second Monday in June, and also
that the salary of the Secretary and Treas
urer be changed from 81 200 to $1,000 The
report was agreed TO.
OTHER IMPoE--acT REPORTS.
In the Typographical Convention today
the Committee on the Nine-Hour Law re-
ported resolution that nine hours consti-
tute days work, after Oct. l, in all offices,
except those of daily papers. Referred.
The Committee on Plates recommended
that the subordinate unions have power to
act; that the International Typographical
Union executive officer endeavor to ar
range with the manufacturers of the
plates not to furnish such matter
TO non-union newspapers; that an executive
board of five be appointed to have charge
of the matter; that union printers
who, sanctioned by the Executive
Committee strike against plates be sup
ported from the strike fund. After discus
sion. motion to discountenance the use of
plates was voted down. The report was
all adopted except the third clause A re-
cess was then taken. At the afternoon ses
sion the new officers were sworn in.
TREMENDOUS SECRET.
immediately afterward Mr. jackson,
of ST. Louis, moved that the convention go
into secret session for the receipt Of COM
munication of such great Importance that no
man not sworn to secrecy should listen to it.
Mr.. Jackson's manner was so impressive
that the motion was carried. The secret
session lasted half an hour. The COMMITTEES
on Non-Union Offices reported, but the
report was secret. Three times during the
afternoon the convention went into execu-
tive session for the consideration Of impor~
tant business.
A RESIGNATION.
In one Of its sessions, David NJ Pascoe, OF
Philadelphia, rendered his resignation as
Secretary Treasurer. The cause of his
agtion was not learned, but it is thought
mat the reduction of the salary attached to
the Office had something TO do with it, VIII
liam s. McClevy. of Chicago was appointed
| to fill the vacancy. The International Typo
graphical Union win entertain for one
month. an application for the pressmen's
charter. After q spirited vote the roll call
was demanded, two-thirds vote being
necessary. The vote stood so TO 80, and the
majority report was adopted. The insur~
ance report was then read and adopted.